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Leon Kass Named to Deliver Jefferson Lecture
Leon R. Kass, a bioethicist, was named Monday by the National Endowment for the Humanities to give the 2009 Jefferson...
IIE Releases Report on Study Abroad and STEM
The Institute of International Education on Monday released a paper on promoting study abroad in science and technology fields, the...
Downturn Prompts Minnesota-Crookston to End Hockey
Hockey is to Minnesota as football is to Alabama and basketball to North Carolina -- and not easily trifled with...
Movement to Ban Bottled Water Hits Canada
The University of Winnipeg, carrying out the results of a student vote, will ban bottled water from the campus. Winnipeg...
After 28 Years, Tuskegee President Plans to Retire
One of the longest serving presidents in higher education, Benjamin F. Payton of Tuskegee University, has announced plans to retire...
2 Colleges Call Off Classes to Prevent Flood Damage
Two institutions in Moorhead, Minnesota -- Concordia College and Minnesota State University at Moorhead -- are calling off most classes...
Cambridge Dons Keep Control of the University
The British government has backed off from a push for people outside the University of Cambridge to hold a majority...
Senate, Ending Delays, Confirms 2 Top Science Officials
For weeks now, the Senate (at the bidding of a few senators) has been delaying the confirmations of John Holdren...